Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Christmas time at the Kjars

We were a little slow on getting our Christmas tree and holiday decor up...but better late than never! (that applies a little bit too much in my life sometimes;)

The last couple days I've been adding some Christmas-y touches to our humble abode...but I think I'll be adding more as the month goes on. (there are so many neat homemade creations I see on [many of your] blogs I want to try!) And finally, last night for Family Home Evening, we decorated our tree. Brooks went to bed early cause he's a bit under the weather (poor little guy) so it was just Adam and I. It was sweet being just the two of us...but in the back of my head I was excited thinking of our future when our little kids will be decorating with us. :)

LIGHTS ON THE TREE:

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A FEW HOMEMADE ORNAMENTS:

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{To make those musically-inclined paper fans I combined the ideas from here and here...you'll see them on our mantel too}

SOAKING UP THE CHRISTMAS TREE GLOW:

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SMILES FOR DECORATING W/ YOUR OTHER HALF:

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MANTEL W/ MANGER AND ALL:

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CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS TREE:

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{remember when I said I was going to string popcorn & cranberries at the end of this post?? well, i did it a couple of years ago and definitely forgot how long it takes. I got this far...and it happened to work perfectly for out little tree}

CRANBERRY-FILLED GLASS JAR DISPLAY:

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LOTS OF RED BERRIES & CINNAMON STICKS:

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RED RIBBONS ON THE RAILING & EGGNOG IN THE FRIDGE:

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NATIVITIES:

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{isn't this the cutest Nativity? It's Japanese :) Adam's parents gave it to us last year}

16 comments:

first off...i hope your little man gets to feeling better soon! second, you and your husband are quite the good looking couple, and third, those decorations are fantastic! i love your tree, it is so beautiful and oh my gosh i was talking to matthew during lunch today about doing a charlie brown christmas tree :) i want to do one sooo bad.

I have yet to string popcorn togehter, but from the sounds of it, this is a timely project?!?

we have a giant puppy on our hands and some remodeling going on in our house so we decided to hold off for the holiday decor until next year :( sad, but at least i get to enjoy seeing everyone elses...yours is fab!!

okay those decorations are adorable! i haven't even though of putting cinnamon sticks around my apartment, i just use scented artificial candles. how lame am i?! and the last two pictures are the bottom are so so cute. i love it!

I love everything! But my favorite thing is your lovely paper fan bunting. On the 13th WhipperBerry is hosting a linky party, and I would love it if you would link that up so we can share it to the world!

So many GOOD things about this post :) In love with all the christmas cheer! You three are adorable. And the decor...amazing hales! I wish we lived close so we could make crafts together...maybe someday :)

ps. I've been meaning to ask, are these pictures with your phone? So fun.

About Me

My name is Haley and I am lucky enough to be a wife to my best friend, Adam. He's my partner in this adventure of parenthood we're on together. I am "Mama" to our awesome son Brooks and our beautiful daughter Ava. Life is so sweet. And by recording the little moments that make me smile, laugh, cry, get butterflies, have regrets, learn lessons, gain talents, and help me grow, I'll be able to savor those moments more than once. xo